[Analytics] Flow of Chinese tourists becomes a worrying trickle for Asia
Asian nations have profited handsomely from the impressive growth in tourists from China over the…
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[Analytics] As China sneezes, global economy gets the chills
The coronavirus outbreak in China, which started in the city of Wuhan, has had analysts…
[Analytics] The Singapore Model: Advocacy in an Authoritarian State
On November 26 2016, Singaporean activist Jolovan Wham organized an event called “Civil Disobedience and…
[Analytics] China virus infects Myanmar Belt and Road plans
In mid-January, Chinese President Xi Jinping made a historic visit to Myanmar with a pocket…
[Analytics] Russia gas exporters expand south, east and north
They are engineering marvels and potential cash cows for the Russian exchequer, but questions of…
What to expect ahead of Trump’s state of the union address the day before the Senate is expected to acquit him in the impeachment trial
WASHINGTON D.C., Feb 4, 2020, NYT. Surreal will be the word of the evening as…
[Analytics] Australian climate policy after the bushfire crisis
The bushfires now ravaging Australia’s flora, fauna and rural communities on an unprecedented scale underline…
[Analytics] India’s BrahMos cruise missile flies farther, faster than others
In 1998, India signed an agreement with Russia to design, develop, manufacture and market BrahMos,…
[Analytics] Hong Kong: new ruler, new reality
The results of Hong Kong’s district council elections last November spoke for themselves. Out of…
[Analytics] India navigates a new global order
With Indian economic growth slowing, commentary is focused on Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s 2020–21 Union…
[Analytics] Japan’s economy plagued by virus risk
As the globe braces for a potential pandemic, few economies are more vulnerable than Japan….
[Analytics] How the coronavirus outbreak played out on China’s social media
Amid a vacuum in state action, netizens asked each other for help with the coronavirus…